Data Center Optimizer (DCO) is
designed to aid corporate executives in reducing overall data center
costs while maintaining or improving performance. It starts by
taking a snapshot of the data center to obtain a baseline of current
operations. The snapshot is passed through the Data Center
Optimizer heat map to assess server, memory and storage utilization,
and to determine opportunities for the improved performance and
consolidation.
It can also provide guidance in the areas of network and
infrastructure based on data from hundreds of runs and thousands of
data points. Benefits include:

Environmental Analysis

Server Consolidation

Memory
Improvement

Storage Efficiencies

Improved Performance

The Data Center Optimization product's unique
features include:

Executive Dashboards

Provides detailed-yet easy to follow-views into how
reallocation may impact the current physical and virtual sever
environment.

Makes it easier to identify and
correct disparities that create complexity and cost in application
compatibility, maintenance, patching and security.

Analysis and Recommendations

Review of the data center
operating environment is conducted including physical, virtual,
cloud, or a combination of these platforms.

Data is analyzed to determine what
steps can be taken to reduce costs and improve operating
efficiency. For example, it shows where CPUs for servers are
under-provisioned, over provisioned, or operating within desired
parameters along with RAM allocation levels.

May provide alternative
recommendations to address the inefficiencies on affected systems.

Addresses need for reliable, actionable information to help
companies assess their data center environments and map out
realistic plans to reduce operating costs and energy consumption.

Implementation
of recommendations proven to reduce costs, based on thousands of
successful engagements. Results show the cost-saving
benefits quickly make up for the initial investment.

DCO helps IT professional move from
just making recommendations to actually having the tools and data to
create step-by-step tactical plans to achieve the goals they
recommend-saving companies physical and financial resources.